Village · Kankrej, Banas Kantha
# Ranawada

Ranawada is a village in Kankrej sub-district of Banas Kantha district, Gujarat, PIN code 385555. The 2011 Census counted 1,051 people in 193 households, the 72nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.
- 1,051 people (2011)
- 193 households
- 60.1% literacy
- 385555 PIN code

## Ranawada PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Ranawada is 385555. Ranawada falls in Kankrej sub-district, Banas Kantha district, Gujarat.
- PIN code 385555
- Gram panchayat Ranawada
- Community development block Kankrej
- Census village code 508585

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ranawada from nearby towns?
- Shihori (sub-district HQ) 27 km by road
- Palanpur (district HQ) 100 km by road
- Patan (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ranawada?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Ranawada; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Internet / Common Service Centre In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Patan
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Patan
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Patan
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ranawada known for?

The main crops are pearlmillet/bajra, castor and cotton. About 38% of the 512 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ranawada

Of every 100 households in Ranawada in 2011, 41 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ranawada · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Electricity for lighting 41% 55%
- Toilet within the home 8% 13%
- No toilet (open defecation) 92% 86%
- Tap water 46% 52%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 47%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 2% 7%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 92%
- Use banking services 26% 46%
- Television 18% 21%
- Mobile phone 67% 64%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 27% 27%
- Own their home 96% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ranawada?

■ Ranawada · ■ Kankrej rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 59.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 844 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 824 892
- Working population 47.0% 45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 47.5% for women. 59% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 145 (29%) · ■ Farm labourers 122 (25%) · ■ Other work 100 (20%) · ■ Marginal 127 (26%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kankrej
- Devpura 1,231 people
- Kasalpura 1,187 people
- Ratanpura 1,175 people
- Nekoi 1,138 people
- Bhavnagar 986 people
- Fategadh 930 people
- Nagot 894 people
- Kudva 887 people

All 101 villages in Kankrej

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Ranawada? 385555
- How far is Ranawada from Palanpur? 100 km by road
- What is the population of Ranawada? 1,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ranawada in? Banas Kantha district (Kankrej sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Ranawada? 60.1% (Census 2011)

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